Clippers snap losing streak

The Clippers awoke from a three-day offensive slumber in the seventh inning today and pulled out
a 3-0 win in the finale of a four-game series with the Buffalo Bisons in Coca-Cola
Field.

Beau Mills opened the seventh with a solo home run against Buffalo relief pitcher Chuck James to
break up a scoreless tie. Michel Hernandez and Ezquiel Carrera then sandwiched singles around a
Gregorio Petit strikeout to cause a pitching change.

Pedro Beato entered and Jason Donald touched him for an RBI double that scored Hernandez and
sent Carrera to third base. Beato intentionally walked Cord Phelps to load the bases. A fielder's
choice grounder by Matt LaPorta drove in Carrera with the third run of the biggest inning for the
Clippers in the four games.

T.J. McFarland made his first triple-A start for the Clippers and kept the Bisons off the
scoreboard for 5 2/3 innings of three-hit baseball. Frank Herrmann (2-1) relieved in the sixth and
worked 2 1/3 hitless innings to earn the win. Chris Ray held the shutout in the ninth and picked up
his eighth save.

For the first six innings, Buffalo starter Chris Young handcuffed the Clippers on two hits -
singles by Chad Huffman and LaPorta. The home run by Mills in the seventh was only the fifth run of
the series scored by Columbus in what had been a frustrating series.

The Clippers begin a four-game series at Rochester at 7:05 p.m. Friday.